Heidelberg

We found this little cafe that advertised currywurst and pommes, which our tutor told us is a classic German meal.  With only 15 Euros to our name (there aren't many places to exchange money in these little villages!), we opted to get five meals and share them.  Ended up being just enough, especially since the boys weren't too crazy over the currywurst.

June 28, 2012 ~ Noah and Joel ~ Obrigheim, Germany





     After experiencing our first German meal in a little town near Kaelbertshausen called Obrigheim, we went back to the cottage and struggled to stay awake until 6:30!  We all slept about 14 hours that first night.  It took us several nights to realize that the sun doesn't set here until well after 10 pm!  And the birds start singing long about 3:30 am.....which we didn't discover until arriving in Goettingen.  Annnnnd, we know that won't last come fall/winter!
     On Friday morning, we drove to Mosbach (which is when the GPS switched to English) to exchange money and get some breakfast.  After quickly discovering that there are bakeries and ice-cream shops on every corner, we decided both were in order.

While Tracy figured out how to get us some more Euros, the boys enjoyed this little "park" outside the bank.  There were little places like this throughout the Mosbach downtown area, which was a pedestrian only area.

 Breakfast in Mosbach - with walking everywhere, it doesn't take long to walk off the calories!

I love these little towns!  I mentioned that it is pedestrian only, but you wouldn't believe the size trucks that come through these tiny streets.  The one in the background is just a delivery truck, but there were some huge construction trucks that came right past us at this cafe.

     After finishing all of our treats and seeing most of the market area, we punched Heidelberg Castle into the GPS and arrived sometime mid-afternoon.  We chose to not tour this castle as we know we'll see a lot of them this year, but we did enjoy walking the grounds.

June 29, 2012 ~ Heidelberg Castle

View from Heidelberg Castle wall ~ The church on the right is one that we walked through together after the castle.  All of us climbed the stairs clear up to the top of the steeple to get another view of the city.

The bridge in this picture was one that Hitler tried to destroy during WWII, but it is still standing.  The bridge reminded us of Roman architecture from our studies from last year!

Beautiful doors on the church we walked through.

Micah, Noah, Josiah and Joel under a rather large stained-glass in the church.

View of Heidelberg Castle from the church's steeple

~ The McKenzie Crew ~ Heidelberg Castle ~ June 29, 2012